Focus Trap

Utility that traps focus inside a given DOM element.

0.1.7

Features Section titled Features

Watches for DOM changes inside the focus trap and updates accordingly
Properly restores focus when the trap gets disabled
Very customizable

Installation Section titled Installation

npm install solid-focus-trap

Usage Section titled Usage

import createFocusTrap from 'solid-focus-trap'

const DialogContent: Component<{
open: boolean
}> = (props) => {
const [contentRef, setContentRef] = createSignal<HTMLElement | null>(null)

createFocusTrap({
  element: contentRef,
  enabled: () => props.open
})

return (
  <Show when={props.open()}>
    <div ref={setContentRef}>Dialog</div>
  </Show>
)
}

The first focusable element within the focus trap element will be focused initially. When the trap is disabled, the focus will be restored to the element that was focused before the trap was enabled.

Custom initial focus element Section titled Custom initial focus element

This example shows how to customize the initial focus element so that the focus moves to a specific element when the trap gets enabled.

const DialogContent: Component<{
open: boolean
}> = (props) => {
const [contentRef, setContentRef] = createSignal<HTMLElement | null>(null)
const [initialFocusRef, setInitialFocusRef] =
  createSignal<HTMLElement | null>(null)

createFocusTrap({
  element: contentRef,
  enabled: () => props.open,
  initialFocusElement: initialFocusRef,
})

return (
  <Show when={props.open()}>
    <div ref={setContentRef}>Dialog</div>
    <button>Close</button>
    <input ref={setInitialFocusRef} />
  </Show>
)
}

API reference Section titled API reference

createFocusTrap

Function

Props

Property	Default	Type/Description
element	-	MaybeAccessor<null \| HTMLElement> Element to trap focus in.
enabled	`true`	MaybeAccessor<boolean> If the focus trap is enabled.
observeChanges	`true`	MaybeAccessor<boolean> Whether to watch for changes being made to the DOM tree inside the focus trap and reload the focus trap accordingly.
initialFocusElement	The first focusable element inside `element`	MaybeAccessor<null \| HTMLElement> The element to receive focus when the focus trap is activated.
onInitialFocus	-	(event: Event) => void Callback fired when focus moves inside the focus trap. Can be prevented by calling `event.preventDefault`.
restoreFocus	`true`	MaybeAccessor<boolean> If the focus should be restored to the element the focus was on initially when the focus trap is deactivated.
finalFocusElement	The element the focus was on initially	MaybeAccessor<null \| HTMLElement> The element to receive focus when the focus trap is deactivated (`enabled` = `false`).
onFinalFocus	-	(event: Event) => void Callback fired when focus moves outside the focus trap. Can be prevented by calling `event.preventDefault`.

Developed and designed by Jasmin